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37 Interactive Entertainment Network Technology Group Co (SZSE:002555) Beneish M-Score : -2.61 (As of Apr. 29, 2024)


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What is 37 Interactive Entertainment Network Technology Group Co Beneish M-Score?

The zones of discrimination for M-Score is as such:

An M-Score of equal or less than -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.
An M-Score of greater than -1.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -2.61 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for 37 Interactive Entertainment Network Technology Group Co's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

SZSE:002555' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.24   Med: -2.55   Max: 3.9
Current: -2.61

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of 37 Interactive Entertainment Network Technology Group Co was 3.90. The lowest was -3.24. And the median was -2.55.


37 Interactive Entertainment Network Technology Group Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for 37 Interactive Entertainment Network Technology Group Co's Beneish M-Score can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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37 Interactive Entertainment Network Technology Group Co Beneish M-Score Chart

37 Interactive Entertainment Network Technology Group Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.24 -2.70 -2.57 -2.52 -2.61

37 Interactive Entertainment Network Technology Group Co Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.52 -2.97 -3.00 -2.59 -2.61

Competitive Comparison of 37 Interactive Entertainment Network Technology Group Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Electronic Gaming & Multimedia subindustry, 37 Interactive Entertainment Network Technology Group Co's Beneish M-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Beneish M-Score data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


37 Interactive Entertainment Network Technology Group Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, 37 Interactive Entertainment Network Technology Group Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where 37 Interactive Entertainment Network Technology Group Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.



37 Interactive Entertainment Network Technology Group Co Beneish M-Score Calculation

The M-score was created by Professor Messod Beneish. Instead of measuring the bankruptcy risk (Altman Z-Score) or business trend (Piotroski F-Score), M-score can be used to detect the risk of earnings manipulation. This is the original research paper on M-score.

The M-Score Variables:

The M-score of 37 Interactive Entertainment Network Technology Group Co for today is based on a combination of the following eight different indices:

M=-4.84+0.92 * DSRI+0.528 * GMI+0.404 * AQI+0.892 * SGI+0.115 * DEPI
=-4.84+0.92 * 0.9944+0.528 * 1.0241+0.404 * 1.1013+0.892 * 1.0086+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0305+4.679 * -0.025528-0.327 * 1.1862
=-2.61

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

This Year (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was ¥1,526 Mil.
Revenue was 4503.909 + 4282.389 + 3995.846 + 3764.728 = ¥16,547 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3616.851 + 3442.484 + 3150.569 + 2945.387 = ¥13,155 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥11,123 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥19,135 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥1,375 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥9,203 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥5,906 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥310 Mil.
Net Income was 466.266 + 966.243 + 451.498 + 774.563 = ¥2,659 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 489.549 + 337.532 + 1008.692 + 1311.265 = ¥3,147 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥1,521 Mil.
Revenue was 4727.954 + 3585.841 + 4003.001 + 4089.238 = ¥16,406 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3723.412 + 2801.945 + 3303.351 + 3528.786 = ¥13,357 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥10,587 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥17,095 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥1,125 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥8,854 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥4,341 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥340 Mil.




1. DSRI = Days Sales in Receivables Index

Measured as the ratio of Revenue in Total Receivables in year t to year t-1.

A large increase in DSR could be indicative of revenue inflation.

DSRI=(Receivables_t / Revenue_t) / (Receivables_t-1 / Revenue_t-1)
=(1525.515 / 16546.872) / (1520.983 / 16406.034)
=0.092194 / 0.092709
=0.9944

2. GMI = Gross Margin Index

Measured as the ratio of gross margin in year t-1 to gross margin in year t.

Gross margin has deteriorated when this index is above 1. A firm with poorer prospects is more likely to manipulate earnings.

GMI=GrossMargin_t-1 / GrossMargin_t
=(GrossProfit_t-1 / Revenue_t-1) / (GrossProfit_t / Revenue_t)
=(13357.494 / 16406.034) / (13155.291 / 16546.872)
=0.814182 / 0.795032
=1.0241

3. AQI = Asset Quality Index

AQI is the ratio of asset quality in year t to year t-1.

Asset quality is measured as the ratio of non-current assets other than Property, Plant and Equipment to Total Assets.

AQI=(1 - (CurrentAssets_t + PPE_t) / TotalAssets_t) / (1 - (CurrentAssets_t-1 + PPE_t-1) / TotalAssets_t-1)
=(1 - (11122.819 + 1374.622) / 19134.551) / (1 - (10586.507 + 1124.506) / 17095.183)
=0.346865 / 0.314952
=1.1013

4. SGI = Sales Growth Index

Ratio of Revenue in year t to sales in year t-1.

Sales growth is not itself a measure of manipulation. However, growth companies are likely to find themselves under pressure to manipulate in order to keep up appearances.

SGI=Sales_t / Sales_t-1
=Revenue_t / Revenue_t-1
=16546.872 / 16406.034
=1.0086

5. DEPI = Depreciation Index

Measured as the ratio of the rate of Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization in year t-1 to the corresponding rate in year t.

DEPI greater than 1 indicates that assets are being depreciated at a slower rate. This suggests that the firm might be revising useful asset life assumptions upwards, or adopting a new method that is income friendly.

DEPI=(Depreciation_t-1 / (Depreciaton_t-1 + PPE_t-1)) / (Depreciation_t / (Depreciaton_t + PPE_t))
=(0 / (0 + 1124.506)) / (0 / (0 + 1374.622))
=0 / 0
=1

Note: If the Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization data is not available, we assume that the depreciation rate is constant and set the Depreciation Index to 1.

6. SGAI = Sales, General and Administrative expenses Index

The ratio of Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) to Sales in year t relative to year t-1.

SGA expenses index > 1 means that the company is becoming less efficient in generate sales.

SGAI=(SGA_t / Sales_t) / (SGA_t-1 /Sales_t-1)
=(9202.832 / 16546.872) / (8854.234 / 16406.034)
=0.556167 / 0.539694
=1.0305

7. LVGI = Leverage Index

The ratio of total debt to Total Assets in year t relative to yeat t-1.

An LVGI > 1 indicates an increase in leverage

LVGI=((LTD_t + CurrentLiabilities_t) / TotalAssets_t) / ((LTD_t-1 + CurrentLiabilities_t-1) / TotalAssets_t-1)
=((309.945 + 5905.614) / 19134.551) / ((339.787 + 4341.443) / 17095.183)
=0.324834 / 0.273833
=1.1862

8. TATA = Total Accruals to Total Assets

Total accruals calculated as the change in working capital accounts other than cash less depreciation.

TATA=(IncomefromContinuingOperations_t - CashFlowsfromOperations_t) / TotalAssets_t
=(NetIncome_t - NonOperatingIncome_t - CashFlowsfromOperations_t) / TotalAssets_t
=(2658.57 - 0 - 3147.038) / 19134.551
=-0.025528

An M-Score of equal or less than -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator. An M-Score of greater than -1.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

37 Interactive Entertainment Network Technology Group Co has a M-score of -2.61 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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37 Interactive Entertainment Network Technology Group Co (SZSE:002555) Business Description

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Middle Beijing Road, 11th Floor, Creative Advertising Complex, Wuhu Advertising Industrial Park, Anhui Province, Wuhu, CHN, 241000
37 Interactive Entertainment Network Technology Group Co Ltd is involved in interactive entertainment business mainly focuses on the research, development, publishing, and operation of mobile games and browser games, while arranging pan-entertainment business including film and TV, animation, music. The company steadily promoted the development strategy of platformization, globalization, and pan-entertainment for interactive entertainment business based on IP.

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